Gallstones right under the ribs feel hidden pain consider with gallstones, cholecystitis, liver lesions and so on. 1. The cause of gallstones itself: if the gallstones are relatively large, they may cause irritation to the surrounding gallbladder wall, causing pain, which is manifested as a vague pain under the right side of the rib cage. 2. Cholecystitis: gallbladder stones stimulate the gallbladder wall for a long time, which will cause thickening of the gallbladder wall and inflammatory reaction, inducing chronic cholecystitis, resulting in hidden pain or swelling pain under the right rib cage. 3. Liver lesions: such as fatty liver, chronic hepatitis, can also lead to the right upper abdomen liver area hidden pain. There may also be other causes of pain under the right rib cage, such as intestinal infections, liver tumors, etc. It is recommended to go to the hospital in time to improve the examination, in order to clarify whether there are other diseases other than gallstones.